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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: Some notable aspects as Sri Lanka implodes and President Rajapaksa flees the country amidst furious protests

Some notable aspects as Sri Lanka implodes and President Rajapaksa flees the country amidst furious protests

Sri Lanka’s current political instability has resulted from an economic collapse brought about by poor…
Publication: Even as the junta talks of democratic transition, China urges all parties in Myanmar to prioritize the big picture

Even as the junta talks of democratic transition, China urges all parties in Myanmar to prioritize the big picture

Myanmar hosted an international regional meeting this week that the junta’s spokesman claimed proved…
Publication: Pakistan’s furtive sentencing of Mumbai attacks mastermind Sajid Mir yet again exposes its duplicitous approach to terrorism

Pakistan’s furtive sentencing of Mumbai attacks mastermind Sajid Mir yet again exposes its duplicitous approach to terrorism

Sajid Mir’s key role in the Mumbai attacks and other international terrorist projects of the LeT, a widely…
Publication: Another mindless terrorist attack on a Kabul Gurdwara has accentuated the plight of the tiny Sikh community in Afghanistan

Another mindless terrorist attack on a Kabul Gurdwara has accentuated the plight of the tiny Sikh community in Afghanistan

Like other religious minorities, Sikhs have been a continual target of violence in Afghanistan and this…
Publication: Showcasing the vibrancy of Indian democracy, the upcoming Presidential elections have spawned huge interest and political activity

Showcasing the vibrancy of Indian democracy, the upcoming Presidential elections have spawned huge interest and political activity

The office of the President of India has largely been a position of influence rather than power...
Publication: India’s unfeigned and unobtrusive response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka

India’s unfeigned and unobtrusive response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka

India’s assistance to help the people of Sri Lanka overcome their current difficulties has been worth…
Publication: As terrorism re-emerges in Jammu & Kashmir, the cowardly targeting of women is an attack on the region’s social fabric

As terrorism re-emerges in Jammu & Kashmir, the cowardly targeting of women is an attack on the region’s social fabric

These attacks in J&K appear to follow a clear tactic in which soft and vulnerable civilian targets, including…
Publication: In spite of India’s ambivalence on Ukraine, it has creditably also retained its salience in the Quad

In spite of India’s ambivalence on Ukraine, it has creditably also retained its salience in the Quad

The Tokyo summit, without directly naming China, launched a number of well thought out initiatives which…